Chick-Fil-A lays it on the line: They don't like gay couples

"What I don't get is why anybody outside that one-on-one relationship should CARE." Robin Garr


Sorry, I'm very bad about the quote thingy when it involves multiple quotes.

I'm sure what Robin cares about and what I deeply care about is everyone being treated equally. I support anyone loving each other and choosing their partner. I believe that the rights inherent in ANY marrieage should apply to all. Spousal health care, power of attorney, visiting/making health decisions, raising children, being recognized publicly in our society as a couple, being afforded the same degree of care and respect as any other couple.

I do agree with Robin that it is no one's business if we all had a level playing field. We seem to forget that we are discussing a human rights issue, not a business plan. Is it permissible for any of us to deny human rights based on a business plan? No. Pure and simple.

While many obfuscate the basic premise under the guise of semantics it still remains a basic question: Why would a basic human right be opposed?

Spare me the free speech and individual opinion argument under a generalization context. Explain to me why you are opposed to two people, regardless of sex, joining in a civil/religious partnership?

I'm not a lawyer, but I'm not sure that legal marriage is a "basic human right". For example you can't marry your brother, sister, mother, father, multiple people, someone under the age of consent, etc. So their clearly are legal limitations - basic rights are like speech, religion, etc.

I can't recall anyone who's been outwardly or stringently opposed to gay marriage on this thread so I'm not sure who you are addressing - the thread was originally about a chicken joint that caters to the Christian right. I think several here find the mix of politics and food distasteful - no pun intended.

Oh, well...sorry about all that. I thought we were discussing stuff. Go back to talking about chicken tenders and all that. Sorry Mark, er...sorry Dr. Head I'm forgetting my place.

"What I don't get is why anybody outside that one-on-one relationship should CARE." Robin Garr


Sorry, I'm very bad about the quote thingy when it involves multiple quotes.

I'm sure what Robin cares about and what I deeply care about is everyone being treated equally. I support anyone loving each other and choosing their partner. I believe that the rights inherent in ANY marrieage should apply to all. Spousal health care, power of attorney, visiting/making health decisions, raising children, being recognized publicly in our society as a couple, being afforded the same degree of care and respect as any other couple.

I do agree with Robin that it is no one's business if we all had a level playing field. We seem to forget that we are discussing a human rights issue, not a business plan. Is it permissible for any of us to deny human rights based on a business plan? No. Pure and simple.

While many obfuscate the basic premise under the guise of semantics it still remains a basic question: Why would a basic human right be opposed?

Spare me the free speech and individual opinion argument under a generalization context. Explain to me why you are opposed to two people, regardless of sex, joining in a civil/religious partnership?

I'm not a lawyer, but I'm not sure that legal marriage is a "basic human right". For example you can't marry your brother, sister, mother, father, multiple people, someone under the age of consent, etc. So their clearly are legal limitations - basic rights are like speech, religion, etc.

I can't recall anyone who's been outwardly or stringently opposed to gay marriage on this thread so I'm not sure who you are addressing - the thread was originally about a chicken joint that caters to the Christian right. I think several here find the mix of politics and food distasteful - no pun intended.

Oh, well...sorry about all that. I thought we were discussing stuff. Go back to talking about chicken tenders and all that. Sorry Mark, er...sorry Dr. Head I'm forgetting my place.

We are discussing stuff - and there are too many angles for me to keep track of. Sorry if I offended you in any way - don't hold my profession against me.

I'm not a lawyer, but I'm not sure that legal marriage is a "basic human right".

Maybe not "basic human right" - but who gets to decide what those are, anyway? What we do have in writing is the Constitution... more specifically, the 14th Amendment... and the Equal Protection Clause.

And now, back to your regularly scheduled chicken nugget platter.

I'm back in town, and the fun has ended....

[Robin Garr]

I'm back in town, and the fun has ended....

Well, now that you've popped it back up to the top ...

I'm back in town, and the fun has ended....

Well, now that you've popped it back up to the top ...

If I knew that's what would happen when I responded, I would have refrained from responding.

Chick fil A gives me heart burn, not sure what it is in their breading - msg maybe?

Chick fil A gives me heart burn, not sure what it is in their breading - msg maybe?

Funny. I can't tolerate it either and I have an iron stomach. I've never heard anyone else say anything so I figured it was just me -some sort of fluke compatability issue. I do just fine with MSG in other food so it must be something else. The only other food I have ever had an issue with (and I eat everything - twice!) is fried turkey (not fried anything else).